The Media, Inequality, and Change Center is Hosting an Open Conference February 2-3
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The conference explores methods to articulate critical interconnections between crises and forms of resistance.
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Scholars at the School of Communication and Information take an interdisciplinary approach to research that spans the fields of information science, library studies, communication, journalism and media studies.
WhatsApp is Among the Leading Platforms for Information About Politics, Rutgers Study Finds
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These new findings “will exclusively benefit a diverse range of audiences, who are typically underserved by the mainstream media,” wrote study co-author SC&I Assistant Professor Kiran Garimella and his colleagues at the University of Texas at Austin.
Award-Winning Paper Provides Interventions to Address Dis- and Misinformation in the Classroom
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SC&I faculty members Britt Paris, Rebecca Reynolds, and Gina Marcello Ph.D.’08, MCM’95, COM’93 have developed a new cutting-edge curriculum for teaching about dis- and misinformation and developing cultural literacy among Rutgers undergraduates.
Two SC&I Faculty Members Named in List of Prolific Scholars in Communication Education
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SC&I faculty members Kristina Scharp and Dajung (DJ) Woo have been recognized by the journal Communication Education.
Recovery from Opioid Addiction “Takes a Village,” According to a New Rutgers Study
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Their study, Scharp said, suggests that helping the public better understand the complex ways that opioid addiction is environmental, relational, and situational – that it is not simply a personal choice – would be useful, and communicating this idea might be accomplished through the media or other forms of public education.
What You Should Know About Holiday Shopping
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Rutgers experts provide insight on ways to save money while focusing on holiday cheer.
Stahlman Accepted to the International Scientific Expedition “Mission Patagonia”
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Assistant Professor Gretchen Stahlman will join Mission Patagonia to pursue a two-pronged research agenda. She will assist AUI in evaluating the program, while pursuing her own research questions focused on how science is conducted in remote locations and how to ensure equitable practices for collecting and managing valuable place-based data.
Black Twitter “Squid Game” Memes Reveal Black and Asian Racial Solidarity
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Posters on Black Twitter are interpolating themselves into the lives of Korean “Squid Game” characters to critique and imagine themselves as fellow players within the “Squid Game” universe, and thereby imagining a different alternative world where Black audiences and Korean characters in the game have an advantage.
Should the Media Stop Covering Donald Trump?
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Donald Trump continues to dominate the news cycle whether he is in office or not. But if he continues to make headlines with the same outlandish statements, when does it stop being news?
Sacks Screens New Documentary: “A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song and Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles.”
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As SC&I faculty member Leo Sacks prepares to teach a new course called “Digital Storytelling” during the spring 2023 semester, he’s also celebrating the forthcoming release of the documentary he directed, “A TASTE OF HEAVEN: THE ECSTATIC SONG & GOSPEL OF MAESTRO RAYMOND ANTHONY MYLES.”